[[Image:EnchantedTimes.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Enchanted Times by Su Mwamba]]

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[[Image:ET3.5_set.png|250px|thumb|right|Enchanted Times #3.5 set]]'''Enchanted Times''' was first published in 2009. It is an ongoing series of A5 (/half-size) zines written by [[Su Mwamba]], featuring revisionist short story versions of traditional fairy tales and other related features. The Enchanted Times Mini zine is released at random intervals between issues, featuring previews of and alternative perspectives on the stories to be featured in the next full-size edition. The short stories/flash fiction tend to veer from the traditional happy ending while the supplementary features and Mini editions are of a more light-hearted nature.

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'''Enchanted Times''' was first published in 2009. It is an ongoing series of A5 (/half-size) zines written by [[Su Mwamba]], featuring revisionist short story versions of traditional fairy tales and other related features. Later issues feature guest editorials and artwork by additional writers and artists working within the re-told fairy tale genre.

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The Enchanted Times has also spawned a number of additional related mini-zines including [[Once Upon a Haiku]] and the [[Goblin Market]] Coupon Book (featuring ads & offers from Enchanted Times sponsors).

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The ''Enchanted Times Mini'' zine is released at random intervals between issues, featuring previews of and alternative perspectives on the stories to be featured in the next full-size edition. The short stories/flash fiction tend to veer from the traditional happy ending while the supplementary features and ''Mini'' editions are of a more light-hearted nature.

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==Enchanted Times==

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Originally released under the imprint of ''The Tangled Press'', a name derived from her [[TangleCrafts]] blog, later issues & reprints of the [[Enchanted Times]] are released under the imprint of ''E. T. Printworks''.

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The ''Enchanted Times'' has also spawned a number of additional related mini-zines including ''[[Once Upon a Haiku]]'' and the ''[[Goblin Market]] Coupon Book'' (featuring fictional ads & offers from ''Enchanted Times'' sponsors).

: EDITORIAL A special edition announcing the Enchanted Express Mail Services (EEMS) decision to make Enchanted Realms postage stamps available cross-border into the real world & consideration of EEMS' potentially controversial sponsorship deals

: EDITORIAL A special edition announcing the Enchanted Express Mail Services (EEMS) decision to make Enchanted Realms postage stamps available cross-border into the real world & consideration of EEMS' potentially controversial sponsorship deals

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: OTHER Small ads from Enchanted Times sponsors

: OTHER Small ads from Enchanted Times sponsors

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==External links==

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; #3.5 vol. iv - A Fair Exchange (December 2011)

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; [http://enchantedtimes.wordpress.com/ Enchanted Times journal]

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: FEATURE STORY A full length, limited edition preview from forthcoming ET#4

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: updates on & between issues

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: printed on recycled paper embedded with flecks of golden straw

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: OTHER Small ads from Enchanted Times sponsors

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; [http://enchantedtimes.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/full-story-look-before-you-leap/ Look Before You Leap]

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; #3.5 vol. v - Upon Reflection (January 2012)

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: full story, as told in Enchanted Times #1

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: EDITORIAL An investigation into reports of Truth-Be-Told mirror malfunctions with case studies relating to the Snow Queen, the Emperor (& his New Clothes), and Snow White

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: OTHER The search continues for "a man of diminutive stature described as "ugly, bandy-legged, and with an unpronounceable name"

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: OTHER Small ads from Enchanted Times sponsors

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; [http://enchantedtimes.wordpress.com/2010/11/01/preview-free-pied-piper-mini-zine/ The RatCatcher of Hamelin]

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; #4.5 vol. i - Wolf at the Door (March 2012, limited edition)

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: Enchanted Times #3 cover story, in e-zine form

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: FEATURE STORY A full length, limited edition preview from forthcoming ET#5

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: ILLUSTRATION by Holly Mitchell, reprinted from ET#3

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: OTHER Breaking news regarding a beautiful village teenager allegedly being held against her will within the country manor she shares with her betrothed (branded as 'beastly' in a letter to her father)

: PRESS RELEASE Queen Rapunzel's point by point account of events leading up to the decision to provide rapunzel seeds for all households

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: OTHER The Witch Report apprehends the Bad Fairy thought responsible for the Big Sleep

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: OTHER Small ads from Enchanted Times sponsors

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; #5.5 vol. ii - the big sleep (June 2012)

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: EDITORIAL The Sleeping Beauty awakes!

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: Find out why the Princess Aurora has been forbidden from speaking directly with reporters. : Ponder the identity of her prince, who is unusually short, has an affinity with spinning wheels, a fondness for gold, and is very keen to talk babies.

Revision as of 11:29, 7 June 2012

Enchanted Times by Su Mwamba

Enchanted Times was first published in 2009. It is an ongoing series of A5 (/half-size) zines written by Su Mwamba, featuring revisionist short story versions of traditional fairy tales and other related features. Later issues feature guest editorials and artwork by additional writers and artists working within the re-told fairy tale genre.

The Enchanted Times Mini zine is released at random intervals between issues, featuring previews of and alternative perspectives on the stories to be featured in the next full-size edition. The short stories/flash fiction tend to veer from the traditional happy ending while the supplementary features and Mini editions are of a more light-hearted nature.

Originally released under the imprint of The Tangled Press, a name derived from her TangleCrafts blog, later issues & reprints of the Enchanted Times are released under the imprint of E. T. Printworks.

The Enchanted Times has also spawned a number of additional related mini-zines including Once Upon a Haiku and the Goblin Market Coupon Book (featuring fictional ads & offers from Enchanted Times sponsors).

PRESS RELEASE Queen Rapunzel's point by point account of events leading up to the decision to provide rapunzel seeds for all households

OTHER The Witch Report apprehends the Bad Fairy thought responsible for the Big Sleep

OTHER Small ads from Enchanted Times sponsors

#5.5 vol. ii - the big sleep (June 2012)

EDITORIAL The Sleeping Beauty awakes!

Find out why the Princess Aurora has been forbidden from speaking directly with reporters. : Ponder the identity of her prince, who is unusually short, has an affinity with spinning wheels, a fondness for gold, and is very keen to talk babies.